
Article 1 
Notwithstanding the first subparagraph of Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003, export licences for the products referred to in that subparagraph shall be issued on the day applications are lodged when the refund is zero.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 20 October 2004.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission